Halloween Paper Pumpkin Basket Printable

Make a paper pumpkin basket with this printable template, perfect for Halloween or Fall crafting fun with the kids!

This Halloween craft idea was first published in 2013 and has been updated and republished for today’s audience. *Note, this is no longer a free resource. 

Get the template here

Is it really almost Halloween again? Here’s a quick printable activity that will get kids in the Halloween spirit — paper pumpkin baskets!

The finished pumpkin basket could be filled with small sweets and given as a gift, or used as a festive Halloween decoration idea. 

The pumpkin template comes in both full colour and line art so kids can colour their own. The example in the photograph is the line art version printed to orange construction paper.

We recommend printing this to card stock, especially if you plan on filling the basket. Paper will also work, it just won’t be quite as sturdy.

How to make a Pumpkin Basket

You will need:

• Card stock paper in orange or white, or ordinary paper if you have no card stock
• Scissors
• Double-sided tape or a good-quality glue stick
• A blunt butter knife or a scoring tool
• ruler
• The pumpkin basket template, available from our printables store and TPT store.

 

How to:

1. Print the basket out. If you’re printing to orange paper use the line art version, and if printing to white you can use either.
2. Use your blunt knife and ruler to score along the fold lines (scoring creates an indent which makes them very easy to fold neatly).
3. Use your double sided tape to stick the flaps down, stick on the handle and you’re done.

Trick or treat!

More fun Halloween ideas:

• We also have a cute set of woodland animal treat baskets
• Create some gorgeous tissue paper suncatchers in bat or pumpkin design
• These egg carton monster treat holders are so fun
• Make your own bubbling brew for pretend play
• Check out the rest of our printable Halloween craft collection

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